Medan, North Sumatera, Indonesia.

So here's my post on Medan Indonesia. We were there for 4days, 3 nights.

I bought the tickets to Medan wayyyy back in 2012. Masa Air Asia buat free seats tu. So dapat per pax RM66 pergi balik Penang-Medan-Penang. Dirt cheap kan? Untung untung :D

Alkisahnya beli 4 tiket. For me, my mum, bro and cuzzy tapi last minit my bro tak dapat ikut because dia exam. Too badddd. But the trip must go on.

10 April 2013

Boarded the flight to Polonia Airport, Medan. 45mins journey je. Sampai around noon laaa that time and I dah siap suruh orang hotel tu ambil kat airport (kena charge 50k rupiah). Driver siap pegang name plate my name. Terasa VIP sat. Hahaha. Sampai hotel after around 20mins drive, smooth je check in and masuk bilik. FYI, first night ni I stayed at Grand Sakura Hotel. Bilik spacious and bersih. Worth the money, around RM 100-ish per night. Just that breakfast the next morning was too simple and sikit. Buffet macam tak buffet je. Macam tak ikhlas. Haha. Other than that I totally recommend this hotel.

After rest sekejap we all terus turn our shopping mode on and cari transport nak ke Pasar Ikan. And guess what? Berdiri depan hotel sat jaa ada beca (tapi guna motorbike) berhenti. Great. Since kami 3 orang memang elok sangat la naik beca ni. Murah and cepat sebab Medan jalan jemmmmm so takyah laa nak ber-taxi bagai.

Kat Pasar Ikan tak beli apa sangat sebab barang mahal. Setakat beli tudung and telekung je. Semua pun sombong tak mau diskaun. Malas ahh. Menyesal je p actually. Dahlaaa panas nak mampus then ada je penjual ikot dari mula sampai balik suruh beli barang diaorang. Mula mula kesian lama-lama jadi annoying sebab they were too pushy.

Lepas balik dari Pasar Ikan we went for dinner at Merdeka Walk (sini ada McD) and terus balik hotel. Tido awal coz esok nak terjah Danau Toba. Oh yeahhhhh!

11 April 2013

Sebab nak bajet, I only used a driver for our second and third day there. Tu pun sebab nak pegi Lake Toba and Berastagi. 5 hours journey people. Tak sesuai rasanya nak naik bas since my mum pun join kan. So driver ni was responsible to bring us everywhere for two days full. 1200k rupiah for two days. Including tol, petrol, his hotel and food.

So first thing in the morning he picked us up and bawa ronda Medan. Went to Masjid Raya, Istana Maimoon and then shoot for Danau Toba. It took us 5hours to get there but it was worth it! The view, Subhanallah, sangat cantik. Sejuk je rasa macam kat Swiss pun ada. Berangan jap.

The view of Parapat Town from the ferry ride to Samosir Island.

Subhanallah. Cantik sampai terdiam seketika.

Then kami naik boat ke Samosir Island. Macam ferry ride laa. Murah je dalam RM 3/pax. Ferry ride ni memang superb sebab the view memang sangat breathtaking. You gotta see it to feel it :)

The ferry ride view!

I believe this is the Danau Toba International Cottage. Prettyyy.

Kat Samosir Island we all just jalan one round then balik since dah lewat and belum check in kan. And too bad we didnt stay at Samosir Island and we opted for a hotel in Parapat instead. Hotel sini semua burukkkkk and lama and mahal. Tsk Tsk Tsk. The only plus side is hotel dia memamg betol betol tepi tasik sooo the view memang superb especially at sunrise :)

Malam tu we all just dinner maggi, layan sinetron and hit the bed early since esok awal pagi nak head to Berastagi.

The view from my hotel balcony just after sunrise. 

And yes, this is what I was talking about. Magnificent view.

Btw, all pictures were taken by my Samsung phone je. And believe me when I say it did not give the breathtaking view any justice. Should've bring a proper camera. But oh well, not bad huh :)

I shall continue the final two days journey in Medan in my next post. Gotta be a slave tomorrow at work.

Till then.

XOXO,
Nadia.